<div class="sidebar">
                            <ul class="widget widget-menu unstyled">
                                <li class="active"><a href="<?php echo site_url('dashboard'); ?>"><i class="menu-icon icon-dashboard"></i>Dashboard
                                </a></li>
                               <li><a href="<?php echo site_url('products/get_products'); ?>"><i class="menu-icon icon-table"></i>Products </a></li>
                                <li><a href="<?php echo site_url('categories/get_categories'); ?>"><i class="menu-icon icon-tasks"></i>Categories</a></li>
                             	<li><a href="<?php echo site_url('logout'); ?>"><i class="menu-icon icon-signout"></i>Logout </a></li>
                            </ul>
                            <!--/.widget-nav-->
                            
                            
                            
                        </div>
                        <!--/.sidebar-->